polyandric

[ pol-ee-an-drik ]

adjective

1. polyandrous.

Word History and Origins

Origin of polyandric¹

First recorded in 1865–70; polyandr(y) + -ic

Example Sentences

IV, Polyandric and V. polygynic unions fall into the same divisions, save that they are naturally always unilateral.

From Project Gutenberg

However singular their system may appear to us, it is the most logical and complete of any polyandric system.

From Project Gutenberg